Campbell, Thomas (1777‒1844)

Campbell, Thomas, poet, born in Glasgow; studied with distinction at
the University; when a student of law in Edinburgh wrote “The Pleasures
of Hope”; the success of the work, which was great, enabled him to travel
on the Continent, where he wrote the well-known lines, “Ye Mariners of
England,” “Hohenlinden,” and “The Exile of Erin”; married, and settled in
London, where he did writing, lecturing, and some more poetry, in
particular “The Last Man”; after settling in London a pension of £200 was
awarded him through the influence of Fox; he wrote in prose as well as
verse; he was elected Rector of Glasgow University in 1827, and again in
the following year: buried in Westminster (1777‒1844).